We are pleased to announce that the Tenuta Il Poggione will be presenting its wines at the Great Wines of Italy Tasting , May 8 and 9, in New York City.
Please click here for tickets and event informations.
We are proud to announce that Mazzoni and Tenuta Il Poggione winemaker Alessandro Bindocci will be honored at two events to be held at the restaurant's Capitol Hill (Seattle) location Tuesday April 30 and Georgetown (Seattle) location on Wednesday May 1.
Please email general manager Travis to reserve for the Tuesday event in Capitol Hill.
Or please email general manager Faith to reserve for the Wednesday event in Georgetown.
Both events …
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…start work with his father and brother, Guglielmo, on developing the family's Tenuta Santa Maria estate wines.
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…granny smith apple and chalk. The finish is relatively long and brings a touch of sea salt, along with a continuation of the lime flavor.
Wine: Tenuta Ca'Bolani
Variety: Pinot Grigio
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol: 12.5%
Rating: 87
Price: $ 12.99
Find Tenuta Ca'Bolani Friuli Pinot Grigio with Snooth
Disclosure: This wine was received as a sample.
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…Italy has also arrived in Montalcino," write the winemakers at Tenuta Il Poggione in Montalcino.
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The author with Eugene Martinez at Agricola Querciabella…
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